The Voice in the Darkness

Hasan arrives in the warrens after two days and explains that the situation has become much worse. Susan is in California on business, and has appeased the Camarilla by claiming Jake is there with her. However, the entire city is out looking for Pockets. The Regent has arranged to interrogate Pockets in the Prince's presence, but the wounds she bears will be a dead giveaway to her involvement. The time has come for drastic measures. Hasan blindfolds them and swears them to secrecy: they are not allowed to repeat what he is about to do.
After driving for some time, and being ushered into a building, they remove their blindfolds to find themselves in a complete supernatural darkness. There is a person in the dark with Hasan and themselves, and she is trying her best to soothe their frayed nerves. As she calms Jake, he feels a gentle numbness flowing over him, and loses consciousness.

And Here My Troubles Began

Time has passed by without much incident. The auto shop has been built in the Alhambra, and Jake has enjoyed the last few months frequenting the Chantry and working on the various cars the Kindred need serviced without any questions asked. He hasn't seen Pockets since she gave him his identification, and he had not seen Hasan since the night at the bookstore. It's very strange, then, that the two walk into his shop. Hasan has put Pockets on a job, and needs a driver who won't repeat what he sees.
Pockets and Jake break into a small in dependent credit union. She manages to upload her virus without detection. However, the job quickly goes sour as they move to escape and find their getaway van in flames.
They make a quick getaway on foot before the fire department arrives, and hide out in an alley, but the figure who burned their van catches up with them. It is the Tremere, Jonas Creed, and he seems intent on killing Pockets. He offers to let Jake walk away, but Jake opts to stay and defend his friend. Creed incapacitates Pockets, and burns Jake half to death with his thaumaturgical flames before Hasan arrives and ends the fight with one decisive blow.
Hasan explains the true motivation behind this little heist was not for financial gain, but to monitor the Tremere's bank accounts for the region. This investigation is, of course, highly illegal and would most likely mean outright war if it was ever discovered. It is therefore decided that Jake and Pockets should hide out with the Nosferatu until their wounds heal. With a flame thaumaturge now missing and those two burned, it would not take long for the Regent to piece together what happened.
Jake meets with Lloyd, a Nosferatu agent, who explains that they'll need to keep a low profile in the warrens. Secrets are the Nosferatu business, and it will be hard to keep their wounds under wraps.